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The diagnostic files also log error messages, often with extra information compared to the error window (accessed by clicking ''error'' light/indicator), and may help you if you have a problem.
The diagnostic files also log error messages, often with extra information compared to the error window (accessed by clicking ''error'' light/indicator), and may help you if you have a problem.


When you ask for support via the forum, you often need to upload (as a zip) one or all of the diagnostic files especially for problems that occur when you start or restart Cumulus.  Include all files, unless you definitely know that a single diags file contains all the information for when Cumulus 1 is running normally as well as when it encountered the problem and failed.
When you ask for support via the forum, you often need to upload (as a zip) one or all of the diagnostic files in the '''Diags''' folderespecially for problems that occur when you start or restart Cumulus.  Include all files, unless you definitely know that a single diags file contains all the information for when Cumulus 1 is running normally as well as when it encountered the problem and failed.  Add '''debug.log''' from the folder above in the zip.






In Windows Explorer, open the Cumulus installation folder (default is C:\Cumulus). Right-click on the 'Diags' folder, and from the pop-up menu, select 'Send to -> Compressed (zipped) Folder' (available in most Windows versions). This will create a file called Diags.zip. Post your message in the forum, and attach the file using the 'Upload attachment' section below the area where you have typed your message (browse for the file, then click 'Add the file').
In Windows Explorer, open the Cumulus installation folder (default is C:\Cumulus). Right-click on the 'Diags' folder, and from the pop-up menu, select 'Send to -> Compressed (zipped) Folder' (available in most Windows versions). This will create a file called Diags.zip. Post your message in the forum, and attach the file using the 'Attachment' section below the area where you have typed your message (browse for the file, then click 'Add the file').


== Debugging in Cumulus 1 ==
== Debugging in Cumulus 1 ==
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